Golf club



July 10, 1928.

W. E. HARNESS GOLF CLUB Filed Sept. 24, 1927 INVENTOR. W/L LIA/7E/ME/VEJS 211's ATTORNEY Patented July 10, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GOLF CLUB.

Application filed September 24, 1927. Serial No. 221,769.

This invention relates to improvements in golf clubs and has as itsprincipal ObJGCt to provide a handle for such clubs. snugly fitting intothe hands of the player. while at the same time affording a firm grip.in the proper position of the club for playing.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a handle ofcomparatively substantial length and of such shapethat the player cangrip it at any part of its length, without sacrificing the advantagesstated as the principal object of the invention.

constructional features of the invention, as hereinafter described andclaimed, provide the best means for carrying out the main object, at thesame time preserving the sturdiness and pleasing appearance of a golfclub made according to this invention.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a putter,and Fig. 2 of a driver. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are cross sectional views takenon lines 33, 4-4 and 5-5, respectively, of Fig. 1; Figs. 6, 7 and 8 arecross sectional views taken on lines 6-6, 77 and 88, respectively, ofFig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, in Fig. 1 the numeral 11designates a shaft, preferably made of a solid steel rod, to the lowerend of which is attached the putter head 12. fastened preferably byshrinking on. The joint is reinforced by winding around it a coil ofcat-gut or the like. as shown at 13.

The numeral 14 designates the handle of the putter, having a fiat frontsurface 15, a rounded back surface 16 and slightly curved side surfaces17 which, for practical purposes may be called straight or flat.

The general shape of this handle, in cross section, is substantiallysemi-elliptical, the same throughout the entire length except as to sizewhich is tapering downwards to conform to the general lines of a golfclub of this character.

The substantially flat side surfaces, with the rounded back surface.snugly fit into the hands of a player and give a firm grip, affordingsubstantial bearings to the palm and fingers of the hand on either side,whereas the flat front surface allows the thumbs to rest on it firmly,thereby preventing the club through the handle and the shaft, serves tomaintain both the longitudinal and the axial relative positions of theseparts. The joint between the handle and shaft is reinforced by a winding18, similar to that shown at 13.

In Fig. 2, the numeral 20 designates the shaft. which in this club is ofa downwardly tapering shape, also preferably made of steel,

and has secured to it, at its lower end, a

driver head 21.

The handle 22 of the driver is made substantially of the same shape asthe one of the putter, as far as the outward contours are concerned. butis formed with a downwardly tapering bore inside which fits tightoverthe respective portion of the shaft 20, as shown by dotted lines in Fig.2. A cap 23 is provided to close the hole on the top, after the shaft isinserted in the handle, which is'of course done before attaching thehead to the lower end of the shaft. This cap is united with the top ofthe handle by a practically invisible joint. so as to form an integralpart of the handle as far as outward appearance is concerned.

The pins 2-1 and 25, and windings 26 and 27, are of the same natureandserve the same purposes as the respective parts described inconnection with the putter, Fig. 1.

The same applies, of course, to the characteristics of the particularshape of the handle, which is the same in the driver as in the putter.

Other clubs used in golfing may be made with the same shape of handlewithin the scope of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A golf club having a longitudinally 10 attached to the other end ofsaid shaft, said handle being of substantial length in proportion to thetotal length of said club, and having a substantially semi-ellipticalcross sectional area throughout its length, tapering in size from itsupper to its lower end, a hole in the lower end of said handle intowhich said shaft is inserted, and a reinforcing winding around the jointof said handle with said shaft.

\VILLIAM E. HARNESS.

